ACA: BACK IN THE NEWS AND BACK IN COURT Throughout the summer, we will be publishing the NDNRC Update on a biweekly basis. On Tuesday, arguments were heard in the case of Texas v. US which is the court case which challenges the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) since the individual mandate penalty […] Read More »

AAHD SUPPORTS THE ENROLL ACT Throughout the summer, we will be publishing the NDNRC Update on a biweekly basis. Last week, Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the Expand Navigators’ Resources for Outreach, Learning, and Longevity (ENROLL) Act. To read more about the ENROLL Act and why AAHD supports it, check out our […] Read More »

NEW STATE FACT SHEETS ON MEDICAID AVAILABLE Throughout the summer, we will be publishing the NDNRC Update on a biweekly basis. The Georgetown University Center for Children and Families recently released a series of fact sheets which look at the effect that Medicaid has on the health of children in each individual state. A link […] Read More »

CMS ANNOUNCES NAVIGATOR FUNDING Throughout the summer, we will be publishing the NDNRC Update on a biweekly basis. CMS has released its Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for navigators for the open enrollment period for health plans for 2020 – the seventh open enrollment period (OE7). As was the case last year, funding available this […] Read More »

NEW RESOURCES ON SHORT-TERM HEALTH PLANS With the Memorial Day holiday next week and the summer approaching, we will not have a NDNRC Update next week and then will be publishing the NDNRC Update on a biweekly basis through the summer. A new issue brief from the American Cancer Society and the Cancer Action Network […] Read More »

COMMENTING ON SELLING HEALTH INSURANCE ACROSS STATE LINES CMS had recently asked for comments on possible regulations on selling health insurance across state lines. Three coalitions of which AAHD is a part submitted comments raising concerns about the potential implications of such a policy change. Links to the comments from the three coalitions can be […] Read More »

WHAT’S THE LATEST WITH MEDICAID EXPANSION? In last fall’s election, three states passed ballot initiatives which expanded Medicaid in their states. One of those states was Utah, where the state legislature has sought to do a modified expansion which would only cover individuals up to 100% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). The Kaiser Family […] Read More »

CMS FINALIZES NBPP FOR 2020 At the end of last week, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) for the 2020 plan year. The NBPP is the regulatory framework which CMS uses to operate the federally facilitated marketplace (healthcare.gov). For links to the final […] Read More »

APRIL IS MEDICAID AWARENESS MONTH April is Medicaid Awareness Month and the Protect Our Care Coalition has set up a website to highlight the importance that Medicaid plays for millions of Americans. It can be found at https://www.medicaidawareness.com/. If you missed it earlier this month, we’ve updated our Medicaid Social Media Toolkit. The toolkit provides […] Read More »

NEW INTERACTIVE TOOLS FROM KAISER Are you interested in learning more about all the health care proposals which have been introduced in the new Congress? Kaiser has a new interactive tool which allows you to compare many of the various proposals which been introduced and see how each one addresses various issues such as eligibility, […] Read More »